Juice extracting device



March 10, 1953 s. L. CASELLA ET AL 2,630,752

JUICE EXTRACTING DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1947 7 Sheets-Sheet l March 10,1953 s, L..v CASELLA ET AL 2,530,752

JUICE EXTRACTING DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1947 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 /N VEN TORSECONDO L. CASELLA SGMUND MOREV A TTORNEV March 10, 1953 s. L. CASELLAET AL JUICE` EXTRACTING DEVICE '7 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 9, 1947----:JlTiL rll.l

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JUICE EXTRACTING DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1947 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 FIG/4 267 Ik N267 26]/ /Nl/ENTOR SECONDO L. CASELLA 5% S/GMU/VD MORE bT Tom/EYMarch l0, 1953 s. l.. CASELLA ET AL 2,630,752

JUICE EXTRACTING DEVICE:

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Patented Mar. 10, 1953 JUICE EXTRACTING DEVICE Secondo L. Casella,

Brooklyn,

and Sigmund Morey, Elmsford, N. Y., assignors to Morey Food MachineryCo., Inc., Astoria, N. Y., a cor,- poration of New YorkApplicationDecember 9, 1947, Serial No. 790,624

(Cl. U-98) G'Claims. 1

This invention relates to' juice extracting devices. More particularlylitY is concerned with a device which is adapted for continuousoperation and is motor operated.

An object of this inventionL is to provide in a device of the characterdescribed, motor operated means for slicing articlesA such as fruit,vegetables, or the like, and simultaneously therewith, compressing thesliced articles to express the juice therefrom.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of thecharacter described, including means for slicing fruit,A vegetables, orthe like, extracting the juice therefrom together with guide means forsuccessively' delivering individual fruit bodies of predetermined sizeto said slicing and extracting means.

Another object of this' invention is to provide in a device of ythecharacter described, means for guiding fruits, or the like', into acompression box, a reciprocating member having within said compressionbox and coacting therewith to form a compressing means, slicing meansmounted on said reciprocating member and means for imparting movement tosaid reciprocating member whereby fruit or the like, within saidcompression box, is simultaneously out and compressed to extract thejuice from the cut sections of said fruit.

Yet a further objectof this invention is to provide in a device of thecharacter described, a compression box, means within said box forsupporting fruit, vegetablesand the like, reciprocating means forcutting the supported fruit, or the like, together with4 means forsimultaneously `compressing said fruit to express the juice therefrom,said supporting means serving as a stop to disengage the cut andcompressed hulls from the cutting and compressing means, as said meansmoves towards its retractedposition.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide in a device ofthe character described, movable means for continuously cutting andcompressing the juice from vsuccessively fed iruits, vegetables, or thelike, means for guiding the fruits to said cutting and compressingmeans, together with pivoted means on said guide means for regulatingthe feed of. said fruits, or the like, said regula-ting means being'operated by the movement of said cutting and compressing means.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a device of thecharacter described, a compression box, reciprocating means for cuttingand compressing` successively fed fruits supported within thecompression box, means for continuously operating ,said reciprpcatingvmeans and means on said reciprocating means for rendering the cuttingand compressing action of said reciprocatlng means ineffective in theevent that an incompressible object is encountered by said cutting andcompressing means within said compression box.

lYet a urther object of this invention is to prov1de in a device of thecharacter described, a compression box, a plunger means reciprocablymounted within said box and means for imparting reciprocal movement tosaid plunger means, said means being adapted to move at relatively highspeeds intermediate the rearmost and foremost positions of the plungerand at relatively low speed at said rear'most and foremost positions ofthe plunger.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a device of thecharacter described, a compression box open at the topand bottomreciprocable means within said box and adapted to compress objects suchas oranges or the like supported within the box, a chamber having opentop and front outlet portion positioned under said box and incommunication therewith an inclined perforated plate mounted within saidchamber, said plate being adapted to strainjuice extracted from saidcompressed objects said juice collecting in the bottom of said chamberand being drawn ofi from an outlet opening in the bottom of saidchamber, said inclined plate being further adapted to guide thecompressed albtjeectl pabssingi!l from the compression box into`carnenoa Chamber. w rds the front outlet of said Stili a further objectof this invention is to provide 1n a devicewoi the character described acompression box in which fruits or the like `are squeezed, said boxbeing open at its upper and lower ends, a juice box slidabl andsupportedon the lower end of 5slaid coxrirclesiool box, the interior ofsaidjuice box communicating with the said lower open end of saidcompression bcxand a strainer member in said juice bov having endportionsl abutting wall portions o? i said juice box to removablyposition the same. 45

Stili another object of this invention is to provide 1n a device ofthecharacter described a compression box open at its upper endhorizontally disposed reciprocating means for compressing frultssupported within the box, said compressing means having convergingsurfaces on its forward portion, said box being formed on its forwardportion with an inner surface compleinentary to theforward portion ofsaid comi pressing means, means on said compression box for retainingsaid compressing `means against 3 vertical movement in a direction atright angles to the direction of movement of said compressing means,means for reciprocating said compressing means, and reciprocating meansbeing detachably engaged to said compressing means.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a strong, ruggedfruit juice extracting device which shall be relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to manipulate, and which shall be practical andemcient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this inventionL Fig. 1 is a side view of thejuice extracting device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the device embodying the invention with therear housing thereof removed and with parts broken away and parts insection; Y

Fig. 3 is a front View ofthe device shown in Fi 1;

ig. 4 is a top plan view `of the device shown in Fig. 1; Y

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. '1; Y

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the une s-s of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 1; v

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a detailed view showing the attachment ofthe compression boxto the front casing Vin the device embodying the invention:

Fig. 10 is an elevational View of a rocker arm comprising an element ofthe device embodying the invention;

Fig. 11 is a side elevational view of a compression box and juice boxsimilar to that shown in Fig. 1 and illustrating a modification thereof;

Fig. 12 is an end elevational view thereof;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken on the line I3I3 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken on the line |4--I4 of Fig. 12;

Fig. 15 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig, 11;

Fig. 16 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line IG-IS of Fig.11; and

Fig. 17 is a top plan view of the drip receiving means shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I l) designates the juiceextracting device embodying the invention. The samecomprises a fronthousing and a rear housing I2 suitably secured together by bolts I3. Thefront housing I I comprises a base |4 which includes a forward portion|4a on its upper surface. Extending upwardly from a rear portion of thebase I 4 and spaced forwardly from the rear edge thereof are side wallsI5. I6. Extending upwards from the side walls I 5, I 6 and convergingtowards each other are curved wall portions I1, I8, respectively.Extending from the curved-wall portions I1, I8 are parallel, verticallyextending walls I9, 20, respectively, which are interconnected by acurved top wall 2|. Extending upwardly from a central portion of the topwall 2| is a bracket 22 which is formed with a vertically extendingsocket 23, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. The front ends of sidewalls I5, I6, and the curved portions I1, I8 extending therefrom,- areinterconnected by an upwardly extending. curved front wall 24. The wall24 comprises a concave portion 25 at its lower end extending upwardlyfrom the base I4 and a convex portion 26 at its upper end,interconnecting curved side walls I1, I8. The upper portion of walls I9,20 and top wall 2| are interconnected at their rear edges by a wall 21which is formed with a horizontally disposed through opening 28. Theforward edges of walls I 9, 2|) and the top wall 2| are interconnectedby a rectangular shaped wall 29 which is formed with a horizontalthrough opening 38 aligned with opening 28. The wall 29 extends from theupper end of convex wall 26 and the edges thereof project outwardly ofthe walls I9, 20 and 2|.

The side walls I5, I8 are formed with inwardly extending aligned bosses3i, 32, respectively, which are disposed at the lower front end of thewalls. The boss 32 is formed with a through opening 33. The boss 3| isformed with a blind end opening 34 which is aligned with the opening 33.r1`he curved side Wall I8 is formed with an inwardly extending elongatedboss 35 disposed at a central portion of the lower end of the wall. Theboss 35 is formed with a horizontally disposed bore 36 which is invertical alignment with through opening 33. A boss 35a axially alignedwith boss 35 extends outwardly of the wall I8. An opening 36a of reduceddiameter extends from the bore 36, through the boss 35a.

The concave front wall 25 is formed with an inwardly extending boss 31on a central portion thereof. The boss 31 is formed with a horizontallydisposed blind end opening 38. Extending outwardly and upwardly of theconvex wall 26, is an inclined boss 39 having an outer planar edgesurface 40.

The rear housing I2 comprises a vertically extending wall 42 comprisinghanged edge portions 42a. which coincides'as Vto shape with the rearedges of front housing II and abut the same. The bottom edge of wall 42of housing i2 is disposed on the rear portion of base I4 and the rearhousing is suitably bolted to the front housing |I. The wall 42comprises a vertically disposed. offset wall portion 43 which forms acircular recess 44. The wall 43 is formed with a horizontally disposedthrough opening 45 which is aligned with opening 38 in the boss 31 onwall 25. Extending from the upper end of wall 42 is a rearwardlyextending chambered portion 46 open at the forward end. The chamberedportion 46 comprises side walls 41 interconnected by a curved top wall4S and a downwardly inclined bottom wall 49 which merges at its forwardend with wall 42. The forward edges of side walls 41 and top wall 48abut the rear edges of walls I9, 28 and 2| respectively of front housingi. The rear edges of side walls 41, and top wall 43 and bottom wall 49are interconnected by a pouch shaped rearwardly projecting, walledenclosure 50.

Removably mounted on the wall 29 and projecting forwardly thereof, is acompression box 55 which is open at its top and bottom and is adapted toreceive fruit or other objects to be squeezed and juiced. The box 55comprises side walls 56, 5ta interconnected at their forward ends by afront wall 51. The front wall 51 comprises a thickened, outwardlyprojecting vertically disposed portion 58. The portion 58 is formed witha vertically 'extending slot 59 opening on the inside, of the box 55 forthe purpose hereinafter described. The side walls Sii,` 56a are formedwith aligned transverse through openings SI on the rear end thereofadjacent the top edge. n similar pair of aligned transverse throughopenings t0, El are formed on the rear end of the walls 56, 56a,respectively, adjacent the bottom edge thereof. The wall 29 is formedwith a pair of vertically aligned transverse through openings B2, eachof which. registers with the openings B, Si in box 55. A pair of pins63, each of which exn tends through the registering openings in the box55 and the wall 2S removably secures the box to the front housing I I.The pins 63 are formed at their outer ends with an annular groove 65.Lock pins E6 are mounted on the rear edges of side walls 56a of box 55and extend transversely of and in communication with the openings Elthereof. The ends of lock pins 66 project into the annular grooves 65 onpins 63 thereby nor mally preventing longitudinal movement of the pins.A radial slot 51 is formed in the end of pins 63, which communicateswith the annular groove et. Upon rotating the pins E3 by means ofhandles @Ei extending from the outer end thereof, the slotted portion 61of the pins maybe brought into registration with the lock pins 56. Inthis position, the pins 63 may be withdrawn longitudinally, therebypermitting removal of the box 55 from casing l I.

Removably and rotatably mounted on the bracket 22 is a chute 1U forfeeding objects into the compression box 55. The chute 1S comprises arearwardly extending upwardly inclined, e1ongated member 1I, having atrough shaped groove on the upper face thereof. Extending from theforward end of the member 1I isla downwardly extending, curved extension12, thereof, the end of which is disposed in spaced relation to the topof compression box 55. The extension 12 is formed with a groove which isa continuation of the groove in member 1I. A bracket 13 extendsdownwardly from the underside of a forward portion of member 1i. Thebracket 'I3 is formed with a vertically extending socket 14. The rearwall of bracket i3 is split by a downwardly extending verticalslot 'I5which communicates with the socket M. At its lower end the splitportions of the rear' wall of bracket 13 are formed with alignedapertured and internally threaded ears 16, 16a. A stud i1 is verticallymounted in the bracket 22 on housing Ii. The stud 71 comprises a lowerportion 11a and an upper portion 18 of enlarged diameter forminganannular shoulder 'IS which engage the upper end of bracket 22 as shownin Fig. 7. A threaded screw 'ma having a knob 8) secured to one endthereof is screwed into the threaded openings in the aligned ears 16,16a in bracket 13. The chute `1I) may be moved ver tically to apredetermined position by loosening the screw 'i9 and moving the chute1U along stud I1 to the desired position and turning the screw 'itu bymeans of the knob 80, in the appropriate direction, thereby contractingthe split portion of the bracket 13, thereby locking the chute withrespect to the stud portion 1S. The chute 'IG may also be rotated aboutstud 11, by loosening the split portions of the bracket 13 and movingthe chute about the upper portion 18 of the stud, as an axis. Anabutment member 3| extends hori zontally from the lower end of bracket13 and is engageable by an abutment member 32 which extends horizontallyfrom the upper end of bracket 22. rlhe abutment member 82` acts as astop for the guide 1D as it' rotates on stud 11, by engaging abutmentmember 8l on the bracket 13 lclined bottom wallv I'I`3'.-

of the guide. In this manner. guide 13 may be properly aligned so thatits end portion 12 is disposed' over a central portion ofthe compressionbox 55.

curved portion 12 of chute 10 has a trough shaped groove correspondingto that of member 1! and comprises side walls 83, a bottoni wall 84 andconverging walls 84a extending from the upper end of side walls 83'toward the'bottom wall 3ft. The bottom wall 8111 is formed with alongitudinal slot Sii as shown in Fig. 5. The curved portion 12 of thechute 10 comprises bosses 23B extending outwardly of side walls 83'.Each. boss d@ is formed with a horizontal through opening S1. Extendingrearwardly from the sidewall 83 at the lower end of curved portion 12,are a pair of apertured ears 88, 89. Extending rearwardly from ear Se isa triangular shaped wall formed with transverse opening 99a at its rearend.

A chute guide 9i is movably mounted on chute lil. The guide 9i comprisesa curved member 92 which is complementary to the curved portion 12 ofchute 1t. The member 92 is formed with a trough shaped groove which isdisposed in opposed relation to the ytrough shaped groove in chuteportion 12, as shown in Fig. 5. The member 92 comprises side walls 92a,a bottom wall 93 and converging walls 93a extending from the upper endof side walls 92a towards bottom wall d3. Bosses Sli extend outwardly ofthe member and are formed with horizontal through openings 40. which aredisposed in alignment with the openings 551 in bosses 85 on chuteportion 12. A pair oi shaft supports 95 having threaded end portions ofreduced diameter are disposed in the aligned openings 81, Ma in thebosses 8B, 94. Cap nuts d6 are screwed on to the rear ends of supportsS5. A cross piece 91' formed with through openings 98 on opposite endsthereof is mounted on the front ends of the supports 95 and is securedin place by cap nuts 99 screwed on the threaded front ends of thesupports. Slidable movement may be imparted to the guide chute 9| on thesupports 85. To this` end, the central portion of the cross piece 91 isformed with a threaded through opening IDI).V A screw it! `is disposedin the opening H30 and has a ball crank handle I .'32 secured to thefront end thereof. rlhe rear end of screw IUI is formed with a portionIEB of reduced diameter which extends into a recessed portion i611formed in the bottom wall 93 of the chute guide 92. A cap` H25 is`rotatably mounted within the recess |04 and is retained therein by meansof a plate I06 screwed to the outer face of the wall 93. The plate ISEis formed with a through opening H31 which admits the end portion ofscrew lil. The cap W5 is formed with a through opening |08 which`receives the portion |63 of reduced diameter of the screwy It. The endof the portion m3 isv upset thereby riveting the screw IEM to the cap|05 with-the upset portion of the screw received in an annular recessIt!) formed on the rear of cap |05. It is apparent that by rotating theball crank handle |62', the guide chute il! may be moved' towards andaway from the chute 1c thereby forming a passage of varying sizetherebetween.

A juice box I l0 is disposed in communicating relationship to thecompression box 55, the width of the juice box being substantially equal`to that of the compression box. The juice box Iii)` is open at the top`and front portion and comprises a pair of side Walls Ill, IIIa,interconnected by an inclined back wall.II2 and an upwardly inl 4Thebottom wall H3 comprises sections I`I4 inclined and converging' towardeach other. A drain opening ||5 is formed at the intersection of thebottom sections l i4 adjacent the lower end of back wall |2. The openingH5 is deiined by a collar ||6 extending downwardly from the bottom wall||3. A boss il? extends rearwardly from the back wall ||2. The boss ||1comprises an inclined outer planer edge l 3 which abuts the edge 40 onthe boss 39 on the front housing The juice box is suitably secured tofront housing with the edges of bosses ||1 and 33, respectively, incontact. in this position the top edges of the side walls ill, lila ofjuice box are in contact with the bottom edges of the side walls 56,56a, of the compression box 55.

The juice box H0 is provided with a strainer. To this end, each or `theside walls |||a is formed on its inner surface with a pair of parallel,elongated ribs |20 forming a groove I20a therebetween. The ribs aredisposed at an angle and extend from the top edge of the side walls at arear portion thereof, to the bottom edge of the side walls adjacent thefront end of the bottom wail l i3. The grooves |20a are aligned witheach other and form a support for a perforated strainer plate 52|, thelower end |22 of which proects beyond and below the bottom wall H3 ofthe juice box.

A boss |23 extends outwardly of the wall |||a yat the upper edge andrear portion thereof. The boss |23 is formed with a threaded throughopening l23a which communicates with an upper portion of groove |2011. Apin |24 is disposed in the opening |23 with its inner end engaging arecess |2la formed in a side edge of the strainer plate |2i. A screwthreaded plug |25 disposed in the boss |23 with a coil spring |2551interposed between the inner end of the plug and the head of the pin |24maintains the pin in a locking engagement with the strainer plate |'2|.A transverse pin |26 mounted in an opening in the lower portion of thestrainer plate 52| positions in plate against the front edge of bottomWall H3 of the juice box. A curved guard plate |21 is pivotally mountedon a rod |2lawhich extends between the side walls |l|, Illa of the juicebox Htl at the front thereof, the ends thereof being received in alignedopenings in the side walls at the top edge thereof, as shown in Fig. l.

Means is provided for cutting and squeezing fruit or other objectswithin the compression box 5E. To this end a plunger block |30 isslidabll mounted for longitudinal movement within the compression box55. The plunger block |30 comprises a front face |3| which is formedwith a vertical slot |32 on its mid portion. The block is cut out on itsrear face |33, providing a boss portion i134 which is formed with anaxial blind internally threaded opening |35. The block is further formedWith a pair of horizontally aligned transverse through openings |36. Theopenings |36 are symmetrically disposed on either side of the verticalslot |32.

A second pair of horizontally aligned through openings |31 are alsoformed in the block |30, being disposed above openings |36. The openings|31 are also symmetrically disposed on either side of slot |32. Thelower openings |36 are spaced closer together than the opening |31, forthe purpose hereinafter appearing. The block is further formed withvertical, internally threaded blind openings |38 extending downwardlyfrom the top face thereof. A rectangular shaped cutting blade |40 ispositioned within the vertical slot |32, with its cutting edge,

projecting forwardly into the compression box 55. The blade is xedwithin the slot by means of suitable set screws |4| extending throughappropriete openings in the edge of block |30.

Means is provided for supporting fruit Within the compression box whileit is being cui; and squeezed by plunger block |30 and the cutting blade|40 mounted thereon. To this end, a pair of horizontally aligned rods|43 are mounted at their rear ends in blind openings |44 formed in thefront face of wall 29 of front housing The rods |43 are symmetricallydisposed with respect to the vertical median line of the front face ofthe wall 20. A second pair of horizontally aligned rods |45 are alsomounted at their rear ends in opening |44a formed in the wall 2S and aresymmetrically disposed with respect to the vertical median line of wall23. The rods |45 are disposed above rods |43 and are spaced furtherapart than the rods |43. The rods |43 and |45 are locked into positionby means of set screws |43 extending through appropriate openings in theedges of wall 23 and engaging annular grooves |41 formed in the rearends of rods |43, |45. The forward ends of rods |43, |45 extend throughthe'openings |36. |31 respectively in the plunger block |30, permittingfree movement of the block. The rods project into the compression box 55towards the front wall 51, but terminate Short of said wall. The rods|43 are adapted to support small objects while larger objects will besupported by the rods |45.

Means is provided for imparting reciprocal motion to the plunger block|30. To this end a plunger shaft |50 having a threaded front end |5|, isscrewed into the threaded opening |35 in the plunger block. The shaft|50 comprises a rearwardly extending portion |52 of reduced diameterthereby forming a shoulder |53. The shaft |50 extends rearwardly throughthe opening 30 in wall 29 and opening 28 in wall 21 of front housing andextends further, through the upper portion of rear housing |2 andterminates short of the end of the pouch shaped Walled enclosure 50. Theshaft |50 is axially disposed within a tubular sleeve |55. The sleeve|55 comprises an externally threaded rear end portion |56 on which isscrewed a cap |51. The cap |51 comprises an end wall |58 formed with anaxial through opening |59 which admits the plunger shaft |53. The cap|51 further comprises an annular flanged wall |60 which is internallythreaded and engages the threaded portion |56 of the sleeve |55.Extending downwardly from the wall |60 are a pair of ears |6| which areformed with aligned transverse openings !62. An annular collar |63 ismounted on the shaft portion |52 of reduced diameter abutting theshoulder |53. A helically coiled spring |65 having a predeterminedcompression point, beyond which its normal length is shortened, ismounted about the shaft portion |52, occupying the annular space betweenthe shaft and the sleeve |55. The spring |65 is interposed between thecollar |63 and the inside surface of end wall |58 of cap |51. A pair ofhex nuts |66 are screwed on the externally threaded end |61 of the shaftportion |52 with the inner nut normally abutting the outer face of Wall|58 sleeve |55 continues its forward movement.

.from

lof boss 35passing throughthe opening I9 I.

,It .willbe apparent that forward movement of the .sleeve '15.5' Willcause .the 'spring |55, which abuts the cap |51 on the sleeve, at itsrear end and atits front end abuts the collar |53 engaging the shoulder|53 on shaft |50, to move the shaft |50 in a forward direction. Therearward movement of the sleeve |55 will cause the attached cap |51which abuts the hex nut |66 on shaft `portion |52, to move the shaft |50in a rearward direction. However, if resistance is offered to the forward movement of the shaft |50, as for example, by the presence of anincompressible `object in the compression box 55, the shaft |50 willmove rearwardly against the spring |65, providing the resistance isgreater than the compression point of the spring. In this case, the rearend of the shaft portion |52 will move rearwardly through the opening|53 in the Acap |51 even though the This avoids injury to the 'frontwall 51 of the compression box as well as the block |30 and itsassociated actuating parts.

Means is `provided for imparting movement to the plunger shaft |50through the tubular sleeve |55 and its attached cap |51. To this end anelectric motor is mounted in the recess 4'4 in the wall 52 of rearhousing I2, being suitably bolted to the wall 53. The armature shaft |1|of the motor comprises an extension l la thereof which `extendshorizontally through a bearing |12 mounted in opening 45 in'wall 4.3 andprojects into opening 33 on the w`a1125 being supported in a bearing|'l3mounted therein.

A worm gear `|7215 is suitably keyed to a forward portion of shaftextension |1la. .The teeth |16 ion worm gear mesh with'the teeth |11 ona worm wheel 4| 'ldrotatablymounted on a stud |29 mounted in the opening36in boss 35 extending l wall I8. The worm wheel comprises a thickenedhub .|80 which is lformed with an axial annular recess |5| extendingthrough a major portion of the thickness of thehub 00. The recess |8|extends -towards thebfoss 35. The hub |80 is 4further formed with anaxial through open.- ing |32 which communicates with the recess |8| andhas -a diameter less than that `of the recess 18% thereby forming ashoulder |83. .A ball bearing is mounted within :the recess IBI. Thebearing comprises an outer .race .85 `abutting the shoulder |83 and aninner race .|86 receiving the shank of the stud |15, beingdisposedbetween the head of the stud and the `,projecting edge of the boss 35.The end |08 of the stud |19 which is of reduced diameter and isexternally threaded,

projects through lthe opening 35o in the boss 35a i `and has a cap nut|89 screwed thereon, with the nut `abutting 'the `boss 35a. A circularplate |30 .formed with an axial opening |9 is screwed to the Vface ofthe hub |80 with the projecting end The lplate |30. retains the outerball bearing race |85 against axial movement. The usual balls |92 aredisposed between the inner and outer races. The hub |80 of the worinwheel |18 is `further formed with a transverse through bore |95 whichincludes an internally threaded end portion of `reduced diameter. 'Thebore |95 is offset with respect to the axial recess i8 Means is providedfor interconnecting the cap |57 on the sleeve |55 with the worm wheel|18. To this end a .rocker arm 200 is Ymounted at its lower end on ashaft `20| which is suitably fixed ,in the openings ,33, '34 Yin bosses3|, 32 on walls I5, is respectively. 'The lrocker arm l20E! cornprisesan upwardly and outwardly extending Vweb 202 of substantiallyrectangular cross section and having 'a transversely extending boss 203`at its lower end. The boss 203 is formed with an axial through opening204 in which is received the shaft 20|. A triangular shaped web section255 extends transversely of the web 202, interconnecting the same with atop portion of the boss 203. Extending upwardly from the upper end ofweb 202 is a cam portion 20S. The cam portion 206 comprises an endless`wall 201 which defines an elbow shaped transversely disposed camopening or slot 203 on the inner portion thereof. The opening 208 isdefined by a `portion including a Vpair of parallel straight surfaces209, 2|!) interconnected. by a semicircular surface 2|| at one endthereof, said opening being disposed above a horizontal median line. Asimilar portion is disposed below the median line, being vangularlyrelated to the portion above the line and in communication therewith.The surfaces 209 are interconnected by a convex surface 2|2 andthesurfaces 2| 0 are interconnected by a concave surface 2| 3. Extendingupwardly from the upper end of cam portion 206 is a short web 2 I5 whichis formed at its upper end with a `boss 2|5 provided vvith a transversethrough opening 2|6. The arm 200 `is pivotally interconnected to the cap|51 by means of an 4intermediate `link .2|1 formed with transverse`openings 2|8, 2.!,9 at the ends thereof. A headed bolt 220 extendsthrough the opening 2|6 in boss `2|5 of the arm 200 and through theopening 2|8 on one end of the link 2|1 with a nut 22| screwed thereon.The opposite end of the link is disposed between the ears |6| of the cap|51 with the openingr2|9 inregistry with the transverse openings |62 inthe ears. A pivot pin 222 extends through the registering openings andis suitably fixed with respect to the ears |6I.

A cam follower rroller 225 is disposed in the cam opening 20B of the`rocker arm 200 and engages the Worm wheel |18. The roller 225 comprisesa shank 226 having extending from one end thereof an externally threadedportion of reduced diameter 221 which is screwed into the threadedportion `|05 in the hub |80 of the worm wheel. Extending from the otherend of shank 226 is an annular roller portion 223 of enlarged diameterwhich is disposed Within the cam portion 206 of the rocker arm 200.Extending from the outer surface of the roller portion 228 is `anannular head 229 of enlarged diameter which spans the opposite walls 201of the cam opening 208.

It is apparent that upon `energizing the motor |10, the rotation of thearmature shaft |'1| Vwill cause the worm |15 thereon to impartrotary.motion to the worm wheel |18. The rotation ofthe worm wheel |18 willcause the cam follower Yroller 225 mounted thereon, to move within the`cam opening 208 of the rocker arm `255i) thereby imparting rockingmovement to the arm about the shaft 20| as an axis. The rocking movementof the arm 20| will impart reciprocating movement to the sleeve |55through the interconnecting link 2|1 and cap |51, thereby moving theshaft |50 andthe attached plunger `block |30.

Means is provided for regulating the move ment of fruit along the chute10. To this end an oscillatory trigger 230 is xedly mounted on a pivotpin 23| which is journalled in apertured ears 33, extending from theportion. off the chute 10. The `trigger i230 comprises a-n upwardlyextending arm 232 and a downwardly and rearwardly extending arm 233'angularly related to arm 232. The arm 233 is formed with a horizontalbottom edge 234. A stop plate 235, having side portions projecting oneither side of arm 233, is xed to the rear of the arm and is adapted toabut the bottom wall 84 of chute portion 'i2 upon movement of thetrigger 230 in a counter clockwise direction. The upper end of triggerarm 232 has affixed thereto a curved prong 235 by means of a nut 231screwed onto the threaded rear end of the prong. The fore portion of theprong 235 is adapted to move through the slot 85 in the bottom wall 84of the chute portion 12 upon movement of the trigger 230 in a clockwisedirection. The bottom edge 235 of the arm 233 is normally disposed incontact with the top face of a plate 240 secured to the top face of theplunger block |30 by screws received in the openings |38 therein. Theside edges of the bottom face of the plate 240 are in slidable contactwith liner strips 24H secured to the top edges of the side walls 55, 56aof the compression box 55.

Means is provided for insuring the restoration of the trigger 230 inclockwise direction to its normal position after it has been rotated ina counter clockwise direction due to the forward impulse imparted byspring 246, as will be further explained. To this end, a substantiallytriangular shaped chambered cover member 242 is mounted on the chuteportion 12 abutting the triangular shaped wall 00. The member 252comprises a vertical wall 243 and a peripheral flanged wall 244extending therefrom and contacting the wall 90. The rear end of pivotpin 23| extends across the cover 242 and projects through an appropriateopening in the wall 253 and has a collar 23|@ fixed thereto. A stud isfixed in the opening 90a in wall 95 and an aligned opening 243a in thewall 243. The stud 245 is in horizontal alignment with the pin 23E withthe end suitably secured to the pin. It is apparent that upon clockwisemovement of the trigger 230, the windings of spring 245 will tightenabout the pivot pin. When the clockwise movement of the trigger 230ceases, the spring will tend to unwind thereby imparting counterclockwise movement to the trigger, thereby restoring it to its normalposition.

An aligning finger 250 is secured to the top edge of the projectingportion 58 of the front wall 51 of the compression box 55, by means of ascrew 25| received in an appropriate threaded blind opening in theprojection 58. The finger 250 is aligned with the slot 59 and is adaptedto properly position the bottom end of the guide si.

The aligning finger 250 is further adapted to overlie and contact theupper surface of plate 240 which is secured to the top face of the block|30, when the block is in its forward, compressing position. The finger250 will thus keep the block from moving upwardly during its forwardmovement towards wall 51 of the com.- pression box.

A closure plate 252 is secured to the bottom face of the projection 58on the front wall 5i' of the compression box thereby closing off thebottom of the slot 59.

In operating the device |0, fruit, vegetables, or the like ofpredetermined size are fed successively to the chute 10 along portion 1|thereof. The chute guide 9| is adjusted with respect to the chuteportion 12 by turning the ball crank handle |02 in the appropriatedirection. The adjustment of the guide 9| is made in accordance with thesize of the fruit to be processed and insures smooth feeding of themoving fruit which passes between the inclined walls 84a of the chuteportion 12 and the opposed inclined walls 93a of the guide 9| downwardlyinto the compression box 55. The fruit is received on the supportingrods |43, |45 which cradle the fruit regardless of size within thecompression box. Upon energizing the motor |10, the shaft i5@ is movedforwardly through its interconnection to sleeve |55, cap |51 and spring55. The plunger block |30 on the shaft |50 will move forwardly with theknife blade V|40 on the block cutting the fruit in half. Simultaneously,the out fruit will be squeezed between the front face iti of the block|30 and the front wall 51 of the compression box, with the forward edgeof the blade |40 being received in the vertical slot 5S in the wall 51.The juice squeezed from the fruit will go through the strainer plate |2land will pass into lthe juice box ||0 where it will be directed by theconverging sections llfl of the bottom wall |I3 to the outlet ||5 whereit may be collected in a container, not shown, suitably positioned onthe forward portion |4a of base it. The squeezed hulls of the fruit willmove down the inclined strainer plate |2| and will pass the pivotedguard plate |21, moving it outwardly about its pivot pin |2'|a. Thehulls may be coln lected in a suitable container or by other means, notshown.

It will be apparent that the squeezed hulls will be of reduced size and,accordingly, will hulls from moving rearwardly within the com pressionbox 55 due to a tendency for the hulls to adhere to a slight extent tothe cutting blade E40 or the front face |3| of the plunger block |35.The hulls will continue their downward movement until they contact theinclined strainerY plate i2| in juice box ||0.

While the block |30 is in its forward comI pressing position, thetrigger 230 will be rotated in a counter clockwise direction since thebottom edge 234 of the trigger arm 233 is no longer in contact with theplate 240 on the block and is urged by the action of the clock spring255. in this position, the curved prong 236 will be in its rearwardposition and, therefore, out of the path of the fruit moving betweenchute portion 12 and guide 9|. Accordingly, another fruit may drop ontothe plate 240 preparatory to being dropped into compression box 55 to besqueezed upon the retracted movement of the block :30. When the blockreturns to its rearward position, the trigger 230 is rotated in aclockwise direction bringing the curved prong 236 into its forwardposition thereby supporting the fruit above the prong and preventingdownward movement thereof until the next forward movement of the lblock|30.

It will be noted that the shape of the cam opening 208 in the rocker arm200 provides for alternate fast and slow movement of the reciprocatingshaft |50. As the cam follower roller 225 approaches and leaves theangular portion of the opening 208 as dened by the surfaces 2|2,2|3,-the speed of movement of the shaft |50 is relatively low. When theroller 228 moves towards the end surfaces 2| of the opening 202, themovement of the shaft |50 is accelerated. It follows from aconsideration of Fig. 1 that the shaft will be relatively slow -movingat the rearmost and foremost positions and relatively fast movingintermediate these positions. This adsense is particularly desirablewhen the shaft |50 is at its -foremost position where the object withinthe compression box `55 is being squeezed by the block on the shaft |50,against the front wall 51 of the compression box. In this position themovement of the block is of an order that provides a slight hesitationor dwell. This insures eiicient extraction of the juice from the bodybeing squeezed. `The retraction of the block is at a relatively higherspeed, as the roller 228 moves away from the angular portions of theclam opening 20B. The speed of movement of the block is again sloweddown as the shaft reaches its `rearmost position preparatory to changein direction of movement and accompanying acceleration in speed in itsconsequent forward movement.

In the event that an object is encountered in the compression box whichoiers undue resistance to the movement of the plunger block |30, theshaft |53 will move rearwardly through the sleeve |55 against the spring|65. The compressive point of the spring is such as to permit rearwardmovement of the shaft |56 upon a predetermined degree of resistance tothe forward movement of the block offered by the object within thecompression boX 55.

The chute 1n may be readily removed from the housing by lifting itupwardly together with the stud 11, which is Vmounted on the bracket 22.The Vchute 10 may also be rotated by means of the stud 11 about thebracket thereby bringing the chute portion 12 into and out of itsposition with respect to the top of juice box 55.

In Figs. 11--16, is shown a compression box 260 and attached juice -boX25|, simil-ar to the compression. box 55 and juice box H0, previouslydescribed, `except as hereinafter described and illustrating amodification thereof.

The compression box 265, open at its rear, top and bottom, comprises apair of side walls 252, 283 interconnected at their iront ends by a pairof forwardly converging front walls 224. Extending inwardly frorn theupper edge of each of the side walls 262, 263 is a longitudinal,horizontally disposed strip 265. A `triangula-r shaped top wall 256interconnects the upper edges of the front walls 254, `with the forwardends of strips 255 abutting the same. Disposed in contact with thel-ower edges of the side walls 262, 253 are longitudinally extendingflanges 251. The flanges 251 which project outwardly of the walls 252,283 and also comprise a portion 251e projecting inwardly of the walls,extend forwardly of `the forward ends of the side walls and slightlybeyond the apex portion of front walls 2511i. The forward portions ofanges 261 are interconnected by a 'horizontal plate portion 263 `havinga forwardly disposed transverse edge 259. The compression box 250 isremovably secured to the wall 29 of front housing by means of transversepins 53, passing through openings 22, 6| in walls 252, 253 whichregister with openings 52 in wall 2B, in the manner previouslydescribed.

A plunger block 215 lis slidably mounted for longitudinal movementwithin the compression box 228, with its bottom side edges in contactwith flange portions 251e. The block 215 comprises a pair of divergingrectangular shaped front faces 21S which compl-ement the V shaped irontwalls 262 oi the compression box. Extending rearwardly 4from the outerends of faces 216 are parallel side faces 211, 212 in slidable contactwith the inner surfaces of side walls 262, 263 of com-pression box 260.The block 215 iurther comprises a vertical back face 280 dis-posedinwardly of the rear edges of the side faces 211, 218. A boss v28|extends rearwardly from a central portion Aof rear face 2.25. The boss22| is formed with an inwardly extending axial blind end recess 282 forthe purpose hereinafter appearing. The block 215 is further formed witha set of four horizontally disposed through openings 283 symmetricallydisposed with respect to the axis of recess 282, as shown in Fig. 13.

Means, is provided for reciprocating block 215 within the compressionbox 250. To this end, a plunger shaft ia which is connected Aat its rearend to the operating mechanism illustrated in detail in Figs. 1 and 2,is detachably attached at its front end to the block. The yplunger shaft|5001, extends rearwardly through the opening 3@ in wall `2li and has aforward portion 221i of reduced diameter projecting into recess 282 andforming a shoulder' 235 which abuts the outer face of boss 231. Theshaft portion 22d is formed with an annular groove 286. The upperportion of the boss 28| is formed with a slot 251 extending parallel tothe 'back face 286 of the block. The slot 281 communicates at its lowerend with the recess 222.

Means is provided for releasably locking shaft |50a to the plunger block215. To this; end a latch 290 is pivot/ally mounted at one end by meansof pivot screw 22| on back. face 28) of the block, adjacent the sideface 218 of the block. The latch 222 extends `through slot 231 in theboss 23| and is formed with an arcuate portion 292 on its bottom edge.The arcuate edge portion 252 is aligned with the shaft portion 232 andis adapt-ed to be disposed within the annular groove 225 when the latchis in its normal position, thereby preventing longitudinal rearwardmovement of the .shaft 352e, with respect to block 215. A short arm 294is pivotally mounted at one end thereof by means of a pivot screw `onthe back face 2251 of the block, adjacent side face 211 of the block. A.pin 235 extends outwardly of the free endof arm k254 and is disposed inya horizontal slot 291 formed in the `free end of latch 2941. Todisengage .shaft 152e from block 215 it is only necessary to move arm2te in a clockwise 4direction `about pivot pin 225, which will causelatch 295 to be lifted upwardly, thereby disengaging the arcuate edge222 of the latch from the groove 285 in the shaft portion 2211 of shaftHille.

The through openings 223 in :block 225 admit the fruit support rods |43,|45 which are secured at their inner ends to the wall 25 in the mannerpreviously described, their outer ends terminating short of the walls251| of the compression box to leave a space therebetween.

The bloei; 215 comprises a rectangular shaped top plate 205 extendingfrom the top face oi the block rearwardly of back face of the block andforwardly to the portion of the con.- verging front faces '216 of theblock. The plate 320 is connected Ito the top of block 215 by neckportion 35| and extending between the strips 265. The .side edges 322 ofthe plate overlie the strips 255, .as shown in Fig. 13. Theundersur-face of a rear portion of :plate Bilt] is connected to the backface 282 of the block by a web 362. The groove Vtermed by the neel:582i, and the side edges 35.2 of the plate 252, receiving the inwardlyprojecting portions of strips c. permit .slidable movement of the/block215 while preventing upward movement thereof. When the block -isvin `itsforward position, the front por- 15 tion of plate 3D0 will 'be `disposedover the top plate 266 of the compression box.

The juice box 2E! which is open at the top and front comprises adownwardly and forwardly inclined back wall 310 from which extends apair of side walls 3H. The sidewalls 3H are formed with inturned curvededges SI2 at their upper ends, said curved edges slidably engaging theflanges 261 on the bottom of the side walls of the compression box 260whereby to removably position the juice box on the compression box. Thejuice box further comprises a bottom wall SES slightly inclined upwardlyand forwardly, interconnecting the lower ends of side walls Sli and theback wall 3 I ll. The bottom wall l 3. is formed removably mountedwithin the juice box 2m. k

The same comprises a bent plate 3l? extending between the side walls 3ll of the juice box. The

plate 3H comprises portions 348, @i3d at right angles to each other.Secured to the edge of portion Sl are the ends of a plurality of spacedparallel wires or rods 3l8. The other ends of the wires or rods 3|!! areanchored in the rear edge of a rectangular plate 32). A transverse pin32! extends downwardly from a central portion of plate 32B- and isadapted to engage an inner portion of the upturned edge 3 l 5 on bottom.vall 3l3 of the juice box. The edge of the other angle portion ia ofthe plate 317 abuts an upper portion of the back wall 3l@ of the juicebox. In this position, the wires or rods Sie are disposed in a diagonalposition relative to the upper edges of the box. A rectangular guardplate 322 extends between the side walls 3l l of the juice box, beingpivotally mounted for outward movement at its upper edge on a transversepivot pin 323 removably disposed in aligned notches 32d formed in theforward upper ends of side walls 3! i. The lower edge of the plate 322may abut the wires 3l9 of the strainer 3l6 when the plate is in itsnormal vertical position` A stud 325 is mounted on the plate 322 formoving the same.

It is noted that the side walls 262, 2&3 of the compression box havetheir top edges somewhat higher than the top edges of the compressionbox 55 relative to the upper edge of wall 2 9 as shown in Fig. 1, inorder to accommodate the lock plate 30E). Accordingly, the chute l@which feeds the fruit to the compression box, may be raised to asuitable position, in the manner previously described.

The construction shown in Figs. 11-16 facilitates the removal of juicebox 23! from compression box 260, for cleaning or the like. Similarly,the strainer SIE and the plunger block 275 may be readily removed forcleaning or the like. Also, the converging faces 2l5 on the plungerblock 215 :are highly effective in compressing the objects fed into thecompression box against the walls 254 to express the juice therefrom,leaving the squeezed objects free to fall downwardly between the ends ofsupport rods M3, M5 and the walls '28d to the strainer SIB where theyare guided through the movable guard plate 322 to the outside of thejuice box.

A receiver, not shown, for the juice coming out of the outlet opening H5during the squeezing operation may be positioned on the portion Elia ofbase I4. When such receiver is removed after the squeezing operation iscompleted, there is usually drippings coming out of opening l i6. Ac-

cordingly, means is provided for catching such drippings. To this end abracket 33e is mounted on a central portion of the curved front wall zalof the front housing E i. The bracket 33B comprises a web portion Seland a pair of parallel flanges 352 extending outwardly from the upperand lower ends of the web. The bracket is secured to the wall 2li byscrews 353 extending through the web portion 35 l The flanges 352 areformed with aligned openings 355i. Received in the openings 354 :arepivot pins 355 extending from either end of a rotatable cylindricalmember 35e positioned between the anges 352. The member 353 is formedwith a transverse through opening 351. A support member 353 is mountedon the member 356. The same comprises a cylindrical rod 359 having oneend passing through the opening 35i in member 355 and an oiset portion336 extending towards the web portion 35i of bracket 35i). The other endof rod 353 terminates in a looped portion 36| which is in a planeangularly related to the axis of rod 35S. The looped portion 33! isadapted to removably support a cup or other receptacle whose opening isvertically aligned with the opening H6 in the juice box Il!) forreceiving the drippings therefrom. It is apparent when the receiverdisposed on portion Ilia of base I4 is removed, the support 353 isadapted tol be swung in a clockwise direction about pivoted member 35Sinto position relative to the opening H6 to receive drippings from thesame. The offset portion S of support 353 in abutting web 35! of bracket359, acts as a positioning means for the support to properly align thereceptacle thereon with opening H6.

It is understood that the foregoing arrangement for catching drippingsmay also be used in conjunction with juice box 23|, shown in Figs.11--16 with the cup supported by the member 358, aligned with opening 3Min the juice box.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forthor shown in the accompanying drawing it is to be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

i-Zaving thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

l. In a juice extracting device, the combination of, a chamber, saidchamber having an opening at its top and bottom, ixed, elongated meanssaid chamber to support an object fed through the top of said chamber, amember reciprocably mounted within said chamber to squeeze said objectagainst a wall of said chamber, a second chamber on said first chamber,said second chamber being open at the top and front and having a bottomwall formed with an outlet opening, the bottom opening of said firstmentioned chamber communicating with the top opening of said secondmentioned chamber, and an inclined strainer Within said second mentionedchamber, said strainer adapted to pass 'ierethrough juice squeezed fromthe object within said first mentioned chamber, the juice going throughthe strainer and passing to the bottom wall and through the outletopening of said second mentioned chamber while the squeezed object movesdown the inclined strainer towards the front opening of said second men-'17 tioned chamber, said reciprocable member comprising a block formedwith a plurality of through openings, the said supporting meansextending through said openings.

2. A device for squeezing articles comprising a support, a chamber onsaid support, means within said chamber to squeeze articles in saidchamber, guide means for guiding articles to said chamber, said guidemeans having an outlet end adjacent said chamber, and means for mountingsaid guide means on said support for movement about a vertical axis,whereby said guide means may be moved so that its outlet end is disposedaway from said chamber.

3. A squeezing device comprising a base and a squeezing chamber thereon,a vertical stud on said base projecting vertically upwardly therefrom,guide means for guiding articles to said chamber vformed with a socketto receive the upper end of said stud, means to iix said socket to saidstud, and means to limit rotary movement of said guide means about theaxis of the stud.

4. A device of the character described comprising a base, a chamberthereon, a member reciprocably mounted in the chamber, guide means forguiding articles to said chamber, a member mounted for oscillation onsaid guide means, a prong on said oscillating member adapted to projectinto said guide means to retain articles from moving through the guidemeans to said chamber, and means on said reciprocating member foractuating said oscillating member to move said prong into said guidemeans.

5. A device of the character described comprising a base. a chamberthereon, a member reciprocably mounted in the chamber, guide means forguiding articles to said chamber, a member mounted for oscillation onsaid guide means, a prong on said oscillating member adapted to projectinto said guide means to retain articles from moving through the guidemeans to said chamber, means on said reciprocating member for actuatingsaid oscillating member to move said prong into said guide means, andspring means on the oscillating member for retracting said prong uponforward movement of said reciprocating member.

6. In a device for extracting juice from fruits. in combination, astationary compression box having a vertical wall provided with an innervertical face, said vertical wall being formed with a vertical slotextending in and normal to said inner face; a pressure member located insaid compression box and having a vertical front face arrangedoppositely said vertical inner face of said stationary compression box,said pressure member having two pairs of parallel horizontal borespassing therethrough and ending on said front face thereof; two pairs ofparallel horizontal supporting rods, one pair of said supporting rodsbeing arranged above the other pair of supporting rods, said supportingrods being fixedly secured at one end thereof to said compression boxand extending toward said inner face of said compression box, saidsupporting rods passing through said bores in said pressure member andsupporting the latter for reciprocating movement, the upper pair of saidsupporting rods being spaced from each other a greater distance than thelower pair, said supporting rods having free end portions spaced fromsaid end wall for an equal distance permitting support of unsqueezedfruits, said free end portions of said supporting rods deiining withsaid inner face an aperture permitting downward passing of squeezedfruits, and also permitting unsqueezed fruits to partly projectdownwardly through said aperture; and a vertical knife blade xedilysecured to said pressure member and projecting therefrom normal to saidvertical front face thereof toward said inner face of said end wall ofsaid compression box and extending between the supporting rods of eachpair of supporting rods, said knife blade passing during reciprocatingmovement of said pressure member into and out of said slot in said endWall.

SECONDO L. CASELLA. SIGMUND MOREY.

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